We set out at 8:20 this morning, and successfully made the 9 AM bridge opening, but not much else went our way. We were fighting strong currents most of the day, and the wind was typically right on our nose. However we did make decent time to anchorage at Morgan Island, and we even managed to run out the jib and be under sail for a while.
We always enjoy the stretch of the Intracoastal between Charleston and Beaufort (we've certainly traveled it enough times). On certain parts you can forget you are near civilization. We saw dolphins, pelicans, and other types of birds I could not identify.
Bob out did himself today. He made a new cocktail with various types of beverages we had on the boat which could very well become Magic Elixir 2.0. He also made a steak marinade out of items from the galley which turned out great, and we had a steak and sweet potato dinner at anchor.
We were discussing Morgan Island, and it turns out it is also known as Monkey Island. Bob was mentioning that there used to be monkeys kept out there that were used for research. According to Wikipedia, there is still a colony out there that they use to research the effects the monkeys have on the ecosystem. It is our fervent hope that when we get up to set out for Bluffton tomorrow morning, we don't awake to find that out vessel has been commandeered by rhesus monkeys.
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